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Lot 219 Property from the Collection of Professor and Mrs. Clifford Ambrose Truesdell
Attributed to Antonio Molinari Venice 1655-1704
Cleopatra dissolving her pearl earring
Closed28 January 2009
Price Realised
USD 12,500
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Specialist note
In a letter to the owner dated 28 May 1985, Prof. Richard C. Green attributed the painting to Molinari, and suggests that a preparatory drawing for the complete composition is in the Künstmuseum, Düsseldorf (see R. Green, 'Molinari Drawings in Düsseldorf', Master Drawings 22, No. 2, Winter 1984, no. 27).